To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 8, 2022
Last action Jul 19, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jul 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Jul 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
RRepublican
Co
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Bob Gibbs
RRepublican
Co
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Newhouse
RRepublican
Co
David B. McKinley
RRepublican
Co
Doug Lamborn
RRepublican
Co
Jack Bergman
RRepublican
Co
Jenniffer González-Colón
RRepublican
Co
John H. Rutherford
RRepublican
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